B65-349 COMBINATION PLOW AND MATCH PLANE. Bundy Patent. The combined plow and match plane patented on November 15, 1870, by Lewis Bundy of Moores (or maybe Moore's) Fork, New York is one of the rarest and most gizmoish of the special purpose planes patented during America's golden age of invention, with only two or three examples known to exist. It consists of a center stock with handles at both ends, and two slide-arm fences with thumbscrew locks. One side has a double fence, each with a cutter, so that the distance between them can be adjusted to cut the tongue portion of a tongue and groove. The other side has a single fence, with a cutter mounted the opposite direction, that can be used to cut the groove, or as a plow plane. The patent description is remarkably short for the time, claiming only a ?useful improvement? to combination planes, and the handful of known examples correspond exactly to the drawings. How Bundy, a lifelong farmer and Civil War veteran, came to invent such a device, and who (if anyone) manufactured it, are among the mysteries of the age. One thing is for sure; you'll wait a long time before another one comes on the market. All original parts, typical wear for age but no damage, complete with its original brass plate with the patent information. Good+ 10000-18000